WOOD WINDOW WORKSHOP COMING UP IN OLYMPIA

Live in an old house? Want to stay warm and keep the charm?

• Warm Home Window Inserts Work Party with the Home Empowerment Project and Olympia Unitarian Church.

Build a low-cost window insert that is easy to install and keeps the heat in! Saturdays:  February 11th and 18th, 2012, 9 am - 5 pm.  Contact Joe Joy for more information or to register:  joejoy2@comcast.net.

• How and Why of Wood Windows & Doors: Restoration and Weatherization

Back by popular demand, Dave King’s wood window workshop will again be held at the Guild’s EcoHouse on February 18 with optional afternoon workparty. Sponsored by the City of Olympia Heritage Commission. Built to last, wood windows and doors need regular upkeep and sometimes restoration work to maintain their value.  If you want to stay warm and save on energy costs, don’t replace them!  You can tune up and weatherize your old windows and recoup your investment through energy savings.  Do it yourself and save even more.   Come learn from the best the How and Why of Wood Windows & Doors - Restoration and Weatherization at this Hands-On Workshop. Saturday, February 18, 2012, 10 am – 1 pm, w/ optional hands-on workparty 1:30 – 4 pm. Includes healthy lunch. Workshop fee: $25 per person, $40 / household ($10 off if you also attend the workparty!) At The EcoHouse: 911 Adams Street, SE Olympia WA Questions? call (360) 754-6152 or email education@ecobuilding.org The Instructor is Dave King, owner and master craftsman of EcoWoodworks, a local company specializing in historically accurate wood restoration and replacement. Visit www.EcoWoodworks.com to see what they do.  This will be a DIY hands-on workshop to restore and weatherize windows at the South Sound EcoHouse a demonstration project of the NW EcoBuilding Guild.  Arrive early for a tour of “The Commons” and to sign-in. The City of Olympia Heritage Commission and Northwest EcoBuilding Guild have teamed up to bring you this valuable workshop on how to preserve, maintain and weatherize your historic wood windows, doors and architectural details